The Blue-Footed Booby

Name: The Blue-Footed Booby
Brand: Arotahi Agency
SKU: 9780008413392
Price: 29.99 NZD
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By Rob Biddulph

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Summary

Follow the footprints in this delightful rhyming tale where Desmond's delicious frangipane tart goes missing, and the Blue-Footed Booby is quickly made the chief suspect. However, as the story unfolds, readers discover that things are not always as they seem in this playful and humorous adventure.
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The Blue-Footed Booby

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Book Hero Magic created this recommendation. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! IS THIS YOUR NEXT READ?

Ideal for children aged 3 and above, this book offers perfect read-aloud fun and introduces young readers to the themes of curiosity and the dangers of jumping to conclusions.

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Description

Let’s follow the footprints!

Let’s hunt for some clues!

Left footprint! Right footprint!

No time to lose!

As everybody knows, Red-Footed Boobies are fabulous bakers. But when Desmond’s frangipane tart goes missing amidst a flurry of footprints, the Blue-Footed Booby becomes the chief suspect. But all is not as it seems…

Featuring one of the stars of Draw With Rob (video number 24), this is a gloriously silly rhyming story about the perils of jumping to conclusions. Perfect read-aloud fun for children aged 3+!

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780008413392

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 18 August 2022

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: HarperCollins

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 5.0mm

Width: 226.0mm

Height: 286.0mm

Weight: 480g

Pages: 32

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Children's Books Children's Fiction Children's Picture Books Children’s, Teenage and Educational Rob Biddulph Young Adult Mystery & Thriller

About the Author

Rob Biddulph is the award-winning creator of MANY bestselling books, and is owned by Ringo, the spaniel. They live in a house in London with their family, and Rob has been barking up the RIGHT tree for a while now - his picture books have won many prizes and are loved by children all over the world. You can visit Rob and all his friends at www.robbiddulph.com.

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